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2012 GP Ouest-France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 GP Ouest-France |
| series | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 24 |
| season_no | 28 |
| date | 26 August 2012 |
| stages | 1 |
| distance | 243 |
| unit | km |
| time | 5h 55' 28" |
| first | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| first_nat | Norway |
| first_team | |
| second | Rui Costa |
| second_nat | Portugal |
| second_team | |
| third | Heinrich Haussler |
| third_nat | Australia |
| third_team | |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
The 2012 GP Ouest-France was the 76th edition of the GP Ouest-France, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 26 August 2012, over a distance of 243 km, starting and finishing in Plouay, France. It was the twenty-fourth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by 's Edvald Boasson Hagen, after breaking away from the peloton to catch solo leader Rui Costa of the , and accelerated away from him to beat the field by five seconds in Plouay. Costa managed to hold off the rest of the field for second place, while the bunch sprint for third place was taken by 's Heinrich Haussler.
Teams
As the GP Ouest-France was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Five other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 23-team peloton.
The 23 teams that competed in the race were:
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | |||
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | 5h 55' 28" | |
| 2 | Rui Costa | + 5" | |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler | + 5" | |
| 4 | Matthew Goss | + 5" | |
| 5 | Jürgen Roelandts | + 5" | |
| 6 | Marco Marcato | + 5" | |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo | + 5" | |
| 8 | Borut Božič | + 5" | |
| 9 | Samuel Dumoulin | + 5" | |
| 10 | Luca Paolini | + 5" |
References
References
- (26 August 2012). "Boasson Hagen wins GP Plouay". Future Publishing Limited.
- (26 August 2012). "Boasson Hagen and Cavendish win". [[TF1 Group]].
- Atkins, Ben. (26 August 2012). "Edvald Boasson Hagen takes GP Ouest France with late attack". VeloNation LLC.
- "GP Ouest France-Plouay 2012 start list". Future Publishing Limited.
- (26 August 2012). "UCI WorldTour Ranking #22 - GP Ouest France - Plouay (FRA/UWT)". Infostrada Sports.
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